Sleeping hair net



March 15, 1932.

D. R. MCCOWN ET AL 1,849,493;

SLEEPING HAIR NET 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Jan, 15, 1931 ATTORNEY I March 15, 1932. D R. cowN'E AL 7 1,849,498 SLEEPING ,HAIR NET Filed Jan. 15, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY r Patented 15, 1932 4 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I i Domino 3. IcQOWIl m1) morons vrvmn acuum, or sex nm'eo, CALIFORNIA.

swarms am NET Application filed January 15, 1981. Serial No. 508,882.

Our invention relates to hair nets, more I particularly to hair nets adapted to be worn when one is sleeping or merely reclining, and

, the objects of our invention are:

8 First, to provide a hair net 'of this class' which cannot be dentally.

Second, to provide a hair net of th1s class dislodged or removed acciwhich covers practically the entire head of hair when the hair is arranged in. a normal manner; whereby all parts of the head of hair are retained in place as long as the hair net is worn. v

Third, to provide a hair net of this class which though covering the entire headv of hair allows a circulation of air around and thou h the hair so that the hair may readilydry, t us providin a hair net which isarticularly adapted or use in setting the air '2 after finger waves or other methods of trainin the hair have been used.

ourth, to provide a hair net of this class which is adapted to stretch sli htly and thereby conform substantially to tEe irregularities 2 of the hair.

Fifth, to provide a hair net of this class which is particularly simple and economical of construction and manufacture, there being but few parts and these being easily formed.

Sixth, to provide-a novel means and method of reinforcing thechin strap of a ,hair net of this class, and

Seventh, to provide on the whole a novelly constructed hair net which is durable, eflicient in its action, and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and otherobjects in view as will appear hereinafter, our invention consistsof certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had tothe accompaying drawings and tdthe characters of reference thereon which form a part of this I application, in which v Figure 1 is a front perspectiye viewof the hair net as it appears when worn;

formed as shown in Fig. 7, by

Figure 2 is a rear perspective view as it appearswhen worn;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the net as it appears when worn Figure 4 is a perspective view of the net as it appears in position'for wearing;

Figure 5 is a reduced developed View of one of the top sections;

Figure 6 isa reduced developed view of one of the side sections; Fi ure 7 is a diagrammatical view showingrt e various sectlons of the net together;

igure 8 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating, the manner of constructing. the chin strap portion of the hair net; and

F1gures 9 and 10 arediagrammatical views illustrating the process of forming the 'reinforcing chin strap.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts I and portions throughout the several views of the drawings.

Top sections 1, side sections 2, section connecting scams 3, chin strap reinforcings 4, securing snaps 5 and binding tape 6 constitute the principal parts andportions of our hair net. 3

Two top sections 1 are provided. which are substantially crescent shaped, being slightly wider at their central portions than at their ends, and each including a longer convex edge 1a,'a short-er concave edge 1b, a front end. 10 and a back end Id. In addition to the two top sections 1, there are provided-two side sections 2, each side section com rising a convex upper edge 2a, a concave ront edge 2b, and a concave under edge 20. The lower portion of each side section 2 is cut so that the front and under edges 26 and 2c form the margins of chin straps 2d;

The sections land 2 are formed of netting 90 or suitable gauze material which allows complete access of air to the hair.

The convex edges 1a of the two top sections 1 are joined together by afseam 3, which is doubling the margins of each section against itself and placing the margins so folded on top of each other so that the raw edges come -within the margins of the seam, whereupon two rows of 1 stitching are made firmly uniting thetwo sec- 109 i 16 of the top sections are sewed to the cor-r responding side sections 2, forming other scams 3. When the four sections are thus sewed together, a bonnet is formed, the lower edge of which extends horizontally around the neck approximately level with the chin, and the forward side of which extends across the forehead and down each check, as shown best in the perspective views Figs. 1, 2 and 3; thus the hair when prepared as by a finger wave or the like maybe completely covered, or practically so, andfirmly held in place.

The chin straps 2d are adapted to extend under the chin and into overlapping relation. Each chin strap 2dis provided with a reinforcing 4 which is formed of heavier material than the gauze used in the construction of the sections 1 and 2. The manner of securing this reinforcing is substantially as follows:

The reinforcing is 'cut to the shape of the chin strap following the curvature of the section 2 until the margins of the chin strap merge into the body of the sections. The reinforcing 4 is first positioned as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 with its larger or root end adjacent the root of the strap 2d. The reinforcing is then sewed across'its root and to the strap 2d. After the root end of the reinforcing is sewed, it is doubled against itself by beingsfolded along the seam formed by the stitching as shown diagrammatically in.

Fig. 10, in which position the margins of the reinforcing coincide with the margins of-the chin strap. p

The front ends 10 of the top sections form a continuation of the front edges 26 of the side sections 2. This is also true of the back ends 1d which form continuations of the under or back edges 20 of the side sections 2.

The edges of the hair net, after the several sections are sewed together, and the reinforcings are positioned, are bound with bindin tape 6. The binding tape extends around the margins of the chin straps, securing and covering the margins of the reinforcings 4 as %l 1own in Fig. 4 and diagrammatically in fter the binding is placed around the hair net, suitable securing snaps 5, or other suitable securing means are secured to the two chin straps as shown in Fig. 4., It is obvious that once the hair net is positioned and the chin straps are fastened,

that it is impossible for the hair net to shift' so as to dislodge the arrangement of the hair, or to work off the head, thus the hair net is particularly adapted for use when one is lying down, whereby one may retain her hair in the desired prepared arrangement when she is lying down.

Though we have shown' and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, we do not wish to be limited to this particular construc- 1 ment substantially tion, combination and arrangement, but desire to include in the scope of our invention the construction,combination and arrangeas set forth in the appended claims. 1

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a hair net, a pair of top members, each having a convex edge and an opposite concave edge, said top members being secured together by their convex edges, a pair of side members, each having ranged to be secured to the concave edges of said top members, said top and side members being fora-minous and together forming a bonnet structure, said bonnet structure .belng provided with angularly disposed intersecting openings, the margins of one of said openings fitting around the wearers neck, the margins of the other of said openings fitting across the forehead and down the cheeks of the wearer, and securing means for said bonnet structure extending underneath the chin of the wearer.

2. In a hair net, a pair of top members, each having a convex edge and an opposite, concave edge, said top members being secured together by their convex edges, a pair of side members, each having. a convex edge arranged to be secured to the concave edges of said top members, said top and side members being foraminous and together forming a bonnet structure, said bonnet structure be ing provided with openings for receiving the face and neck of the wearer, and chin straps extending from said side members and arranged to overlap each' other underneath the 3. In a hair net, a pair of top members, each having a convex edge and an opposite concave edge, sald top members belng seg cured together by their convexedges, a pair of side members, each having a convex edge arranged to be secured to the concave edges of said top members, said top and side members being foraminous and together forming a bonnet structure,'said bonnet structure being provided with openings for receiving the face and neck of the wearer, chin straps extending from said side members and arranged to overlap each other underneath the chin, a binding sewed around the margins of said bonnet structure, and said chin straps, reinforcing for said chin straps extending inwardly from the extremities thereof, and co-acting securing means mounted on each of said chin straps whereby said chin'straps may be secured together.

4. In a hair net structure, head fitting member formed head fitting member being open at its forward and lower sides, a pair of chin straps arranged to extend towards each other from opposite sides of the opening into said head a dome shaped of netting, said a convex edge arfitting member, means for securing the extended portions of said chin straps together, whereby said opening into said head fitting member is divided into an aperture having horizontal margins, and a second aperture having approximately vertically disposed margins, said apertures arranged to fit snugly around the neck and face respectively of. the wearer.

5. In a hair net structure, a dome shaped,

head fitting member formed of netting, said head fitting member provided with a pair of angularly dis osed intersecting openings, the marginso said openings being approximately at right angles, whereby the margins of one of sald openings extend horizontally around the neck of the wearer, and the margins of the other of said openings extend approximately vertically across the forehead and down the cheeks of the wearer, and chin straps at each side of said openings at their points of intersection, and means for connecting said chin straps'together so as. to separate said openings.-

6. In a hair net, a plurality of section members formed of foraminous cloth of sufficient body to permit stitching, said section members sewed together along portions of their margins so as to form head fitting foraminous structure, said head fitting structure being provided with openings for the neck and face of the wearer.

7. In a hair net, a plurality of section mem bers formed of foraminous cloth of sufficient body to permit stitching and shaped to conform substantially to portions of a persons head, ,said section members being stitched along portions of their margins so as to form a unitary head fitting structure.

8. In a hair net, a plurality of section members formed of foraminous cloth of sufficient body to permit'stitching and shaped to conform substantially to portions of a persons head, said sections members being stitched along portions of their margins so as to form a unitary head fitting structure, and a reinforcing member stitched around the margin of said head fitting structure.

9. In a hair net, a head fitting structure formed of foraminous cloth having suflic'ient body to permit sewing, said head fittin structure including a plurality of connec section members each conforming to a portion of a persons head.

In testimony, whereof we have hereunto set our hands at San Diego, California, this 9th day of Janna 1931.

DONALD McCOWN. MERCIDES VIVIAN 

